Most grandtour starts by competitors
Number of starts in grand tours before the start of Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt 2005.
| Pos. | Rider | Starts | Tour | Giro | Vuelta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SVORADA Ján | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | HEPPNER Jens | 14 | 9 | 5 | - |
| 3 | MCEWEN Robbie | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | TOTSCHNIG Georg | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | WAUTERS Marc | 13 | 12 | - | 1 |
| 6 | NIERMANN Grischa | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | MORI Massimiliano | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | BOVEN Jan | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | DE GROOT Bram | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 10 | PESCHEL Uwe | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | SCHMIDT Torsten | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
| 12 | GATES Nick | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
| 13 | VOGELS Henk | 4 | 2 | - | 2 |
| 14 | TORRENT Carlos | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| 15 | KADLEC Milan | 3 | - | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | NAUDUŽS Andris | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| 17 | VENEBERG Thorwald | 3 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | GRABSCH Ralf | 3 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | TRAMPUSCH Gerhard | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
| 20 | AUGER Guillaume | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |